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WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of AI etters Patent No. 635,001, dated-October 17, 1899.`

Application filed May 11,1899.

To a/I/ whom it mag/'concerns A `Beit-known that I, HERMANA. SCHOREGGE, a citizen of the United States` and ya resident of Wakeeld, in the 'countyn' of Dixon and Slate of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Malar features of novelty pointed out in the claims- In thedrawings, Figure 1 1s a perspective view of a machine constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal Yertical section,v Fig, 3 is a detail view of one ofthe plungers. y Like numerals of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

, Referring to the drawings, 1 represents ther receptacle or tub for holding the clothes to be washed, formed, preferably, of metal 4and cylindrical in form.

2 are legs or standards, preferably of tubing or gas-pipe, there being four of these in the present instance, to which are connected by a bayonet connection the l'fcouplings To each of these couplings are secured the crossypieces 4, also ofv gas-pipe, the inner ends of.

' v,these pieces 4 being held in the four-way coupling 5, the latter being provided With a central opening'for a purpose to vbe hereinafter explained. Y

The tub or receptacle 1 r'ests upon the couplingo, and a drainfpipe 6, leading from the tub, passes down through the opening in the coupling 5, thereby guidipg the tub as it is t'urned, as will be presently explained. Av

cock 7 is attached to tliepipe G.

For guiding and steadying the tub at the top in the rotary movement a ring 8 is provided, upon which are mounted bails or ears 9, which fit over the upper ends of the legs 2, thumb-nuts 10, screwing down on the ends of Serin'nl 716.454. mamminal e the legs, holding the ring .firmly in place, as

.shown clearly-in Fig. 1. .Atintervals in the ring` 8 are the friction-rollers 11. The top 12 of the tub carries the operating mechanism and is held'irmly in place-by means of the hooks 13, which engage withthe lugs or projections 14, secured to the ring 8, being locked by the thumb-nuts 15. The top 2 is also provided with a lug or projection 1li,

`which passes through an eye or loop 17 on the ring, together serving to position the top and assist in holding it in place.

Mounted in bearings in a bracket 18 is a shaft 19, carrying a sprocket-wheel 20, a suitable handle 21 being carried at the end of the shaft- 19,by which the sha'ft is turned. Around the sprocket-wheel 20 passes a sprocket-chain 21,', which also passes over a relatively small sprocket-\vheel 22, carried by a shaft 23,

monnted in hearingsin the brackets 2,424, n f

Iiy-wheel 25 being carried by this shaft 23;

Mounted on the end of the shaf t 23 is a disk y v 24, which carries a pin 25', and to this pin is connected'one end of a connecting-rod 26, the other end of this 'rod being connected to one end of the crank-arm 27. crank La'rm-27 is fast on a shaft 28, mounted in bearings in the bracket 29, and also fast on theshaft 28 is the Walking-beam 30.

The other end of The ends of the walking-beam 30 are bifnrcatedand between rthe bifurcations are pivoted the sleevesl, as shown'in Fig. 1, and4 in these sleeves are adjustably held lthe tubes.

32, passing down into the interior of the tub, said tubes being held in adjusted position by set-screws 33.

Upon the shaft 19 is mounted an eccentric 34, having the usual strap 35, and to the strap is secured the rod or pawl 36. This pawlex- ,tends down through a slot inthe top or cover 12, and its end engages with the teeth of the ring 37, secured tothe top of the tub or box 1, whereby the tub will be given a rotary stepby-stcp movement, as Awill be presently explained.

The cover ortop 12 has a hinged portion 37X to permit access to the interior of the tub. Within the tubes 32 are iitted to Werkt-he stems 38 vof the po'unders 39, and between the upper ends of the stems and the top of the tubes are interposed coiled springs 40, a screw 41, working in a slot in the tubes, limiting the turnbuckle or latch 4G, as will be readily unmovements of the plunger. By this construction the plungers can yield to accommodate themselves to ldifferent thicknesses of clothes that may be in the tub.

vSecured to the legs 2 at the side of the tub adjacent to the hinged portion 37 of the cover -thereof is a platform or support 42, supported adapted to extend over the edge of thc tub,

s'o that water from the clothes may How into th'e'tub, all as shown in Fig. 2. When the clothes-wringer support is in operating position, it is held,there by means of an ordinary derstood from an inspection of said figure. When not lin use, the clothes-wringer support Vmay be turned down outv of the way, as shown Ain Fig. 1.

Qn the bottom of the tub or receptacle for holding the clothes are lugs or projections 47, by means of which the clothes being washed will. be brought under the plungers as the'tub '.The operation of the machine will now be understood. The clothes having been placed in the tub, the handle is turned, thus revolving the sprocket'whcel 20, the power being transmitted th rougi? the. sprocket chain to the sprocket-wheel 22, and ,through the disk and pin andconnecting-rod 'and crank-arm the walking-beam will bc oscillated, thereby' operating the plungers up and down upon the clothes. The pawl carried by the eccentric 'on the shaft 19 wil-l also be operated and engaging the teeth on 4the top of the tub give the tub a rotary motion to bring?,r different portions of the clothes to the action of the pound ers.

The device, it 4will beseen, is simple, can

be readily knocked down for transportation, and easily set up.

' Having thus describedl my invention, what Patent of the United States, is f with the tub, the frame-'in which said tub is atively connected with the drive-shaft, the toothed ring carried by the tub at the upper end and the pawl carried by the drive-shaft with the tub or clothes-receptacle, the frame supported, the cover, the walkingLbeam, the plungers carried' by the Walking-beam, the

ing-beam,'the fly-wheel, connecting-rod be Vmounted thereon, -the chain connection besecured to said strap, the toothed -rim at the upper end of the tubwith which the pawl engages, whereby when power is applied to the drive-shaft the plnngerswill be reciprocated and'thc tub rotated; substantially as described.

In a washing-machine, the combination with the tib,-the frame oisupport in which the tub is femovably held, consisting of the legs oitstandards and cross-pieces removably secured to said legs, the coupling in which the inner ends of the cross-pieces are removably secured, and the guide-rim removably mounted on the legs `near the top thereof; substantially'as described. l HERMAN A. SCIIOREGGE.

Witnesses:

Guo. CHILDS, M. MCCORKINDALE.

1. In a Washing-machine, the combinatior 5 mounted,- the cover, the drive-shaftmounted on said cover, the walking-beam carrying the plungers, alsonlounted on the' coverfoper-v orsupport upon which the tub isA pivotally crank-arm carried by the shaft of the Walk- ,i tween the shaft thereof and crank-arm 27 the i sprocket-wheel 22, on vthe shaft of the flyy. wheel, the drive-shaft, the sprocket-wheel 20 tween sprocket-wheels 2 0 and 22, the eccen tric on the drive-shaft, the strap, the pavvl .I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters adapted to engage with the teeth of Ithe ring:; 4

substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 2. -In a washing-machine the combination 

